Dover, Delaware – At their meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Chesapeake Utilities Corporation (NYSE: CPK) voted to increase the quarterly cash dividend on the Company’s common stock from $0.48 per share to $0.535 per share. The Board’s action raises the 2022 annualized dividend by $0.22 from $1.92 to $2.14 per share, an 11.5 percent increase. The $0.535 per share dividend will be payable July 5, 2022 to all shareholders of record at the close of business on June 15, 2022.
“Despite the lingering global pandemic and market challenges throughout 2021, our teams executed exceptionally well and delivered our 15th consecutive year of earnings growth,” commented Jeff Householder, president and CEO. “Our strong financial results are a testament to our proven growth strategy and prudent approach to capital allocation. As we look ahead, we remain focused on achieving our earnings and capital expenditure targets by growing our underlying businesses and investing in new opportunities – especially those that position Chesapeake Utilities to play an increasing role in the country’s continuing energy transition.
“Along with these growth objectives, we remain well positioned to return capital to our shareholders through consistent and increasing quarterly dividends. Today’s decision by our Board to raise the Company’s annualized dividend rate to $2.14 per share represents an 11.5 percent increase, which aligns well with our recent earnings growth. We remain focused on growing our dividend in line with earnings growth to further increase shareholder value,” concluded Householder.
Chesapeake has paid dividends to its shareholders without interruption for 61 years and has increased its annualized dividend every year since 2004.
About Chesapeake Utilities Corporation:
Chesapeake Utilities Corporation is a diversified energy delivery company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Chesapeake Utilities Corporation offers sustainable energy solutions through its natural gas transmission and distribution, electricity generation and distribution, propane gas distribution, mobile compressed natural gas utility services and solutions, and other businesses. For more information, visit www.chpk.com.
Please note that Chesapeake Utilities Corporation has no affiliation with Chesapeake Energy, an oil and natural gas exploration company headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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Alex Whitelam
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